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The angle of incidence, in a plane mirror, is _______ the angle of reflection.

equal to

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Solution

The correct option is A equal to
Angle of incident is the angle between incident rays with normal whereas angle of reflection is the angle between refracted rays with normal.
As per the laws of reflection, for a plane mirror, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

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(a) Angle of incidence = ___________.

(b) The incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal lie in same ______.

(d) The image formed by a plane mirror is erect and ______.

(e) We are able to see the objects around us due to ______ reflection.

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